Donald M. Jones / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) drake flying, Montana

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunting, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) carrying fecal sac from nest cavity in forest, Alaska

Tui De Roy / Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Savannah Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) juvenile flying, Pantanal, Brazil

Chien Lee / Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) approaching figs to feed on, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Markus Varesvuo / Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) flock flying in snow, Suomussalmi, Finland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Willow grouse / Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) flying, Inari Kiilopaa, Finland, February.

Donald M. Jones / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) group flying, central Montana

Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.